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Litigation: General Commercial

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Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized companies, and individuals across the country and throughout Texas regularly turn Pierce & O'Neill with respect to their litigation matters. We are a boutique litigation firm that combines our backgrounds as partners in national firms with the personalized legal services delivered by a small firm.


Representative Matters

  • Successful defense by summary judgment of engine manufacturer in “Desert Storm” Ramstein Air Base C-5A crash litigation
  • Successful defense by summary judgment of United States senator in litigation against a major United States company and its directors
  • Successful defense in trial court and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the U.S.S. Stark litigation, emanating out of the attack on the Stark in the Persian Gulf by an Iraqi fighter jet
  • Successful defense of vice-chairman of United States Fortune 100 multi-national energy company in suit by shareholders against company executives following failure of the company, achieving dismissal of vice-chairman of the company with no damages paid
  • Successful representation of individual plaintiffs in lawsuit against an American subsidiary of a foreign trading company for employment discrimination, which established in the district court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court that American subsidiaries of foreign companies are not immune from United States fair employment laws


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Litigation: General Commercial - Houston

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What the Team is Known For

Pierce & O'Neill, LLP has a strong track record representing clients in complex business and energy litigation. The Houston team is accustomed to handling trials in district, state and federal courts, as well as having experience in appellate proceedings. The firm also offers strong capabilities in arbitration and mediation.

Jack O’Neill is a key contact.

Members

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Jack O'Neill

Jesse Pierce

Industries

Provided by Pierce & O’Neill, LLP

Commercial Disputes Litigation

Energy/Oil & Gas

Environmental Litigation

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